It’s here! (Almost…)

Pre-orders for the new edition of Warhammer 40k went up today, and my facebook feed has been showing nothing but Warhammer goodness all day! It’s been quite glorious!

Personally, I went for the new starter box, Dark Imperium, but have otherwise played it safe as I recently bought a house, so funds might be tight for a while! I couldn’t resist the goodness, however – the box just seems crammed full of value!

I feel like I’ve been swinging wildly in my opinion lately of the new Primaris marines, but I’m currently back to wanting to paint up a small force of them. I think this will be more of a long-term project, and not something that I want to leap into quite so quickly, as I have plenty of stuff still on the tabletop waiting for its turn! The assault marines look ridiculous, however, and I’m not planning to keep those guys. My first thought on seeing them was actually, “I guess that’s how they’ll re-do the Seraphim Squad for Sisters”. I just think they look too goofy for me. But the other guys should be alright to build. I’ve particularly come around on the captain in the new Gravis armour. That should be fun.

They do all look chunky, of course, and the new Redemptor Dreadnought is definitely guilty of that. However, I kinda like the look, all the same. The Kastellan Robots always held a certain appeal to me, and I think it’s possible to see some of that design in here. Which I suppose kinda makes sense, given the fluff and all. I’m a huge fan of dreadnoughts in general, and I do like the look of these big guys. I likely won’t be doing them as Ultramarines, but rather a small force of one of the new Chapters that have been founded in the wake of the Fall of Cadia.

The new Repulsor made me chuckle at first. I just thought it was a new kind of tank for the new marines, then noticed the base and burst out laughing – tanks have bases now! Then I took notice of the design and realised it was a speeder-tank, and had to have a further chuckle at the amount of whining going on that it was a flying land raider, or whatever. I’m a huge admirer of the Land Speeder Vengeance for the Dark Angels, so I don’t see anything wrong with this – excepting perhaps the short flying stand that supports it. Hopefully there will be a way to fix that.

The Death Guard models look suitably disgusting, but I’m not a fan generally of Nurgle stuff, so will most probably be looking to off-load these soon enough. I suspect, of course, that ebay will soon be flooded with both halves of the box, so I may wait a while.

I’ve also got plans to pick up at least three of the new Indexes – both Imperium ones, and the Xenos I book – and the Imperial Armour Xenos book when that comes out later in the month. However, I’m also wondering just whether I’ll need those Imperium books, as it’s a fairly safe bet that a Space Marine Codex will be fairly quick out of the gate, whether it still has the Codex appellation or not.

Have you guys seen the news of a Chapter Approved book coming later in the year, as well? It seems like this is the General’s Handbook analogue that we’ve been expecting, and could potentially fix any issues that have crept into the game since release. It’s also going to be a yearly thing, which sounds like an excellent way to provide some fantastic updates in terms of campaigns or new model rules – generally, it could be awesome, and I don’t think I’ve ever been more excited for Warhammer 40k than I am right now!

I’m hoping that I can get back to my local GW in the coming days and see if I can get a demo in for the game. I’m really excited about getting in at the ground level on this edition!!